Nucleotide sequence and molecular characterization of a dextranase gene from Streptococcus downei

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 341-348

  Igarashi, T ^a   Yamamoto, A ^a   Goto, N ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dex gene; Dextranase; Streptococcus downei

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; DEXTRANASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DOWNEI; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS DOWNEI; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0034993962     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb02629.x     Document Type: Article

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